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2025 Candidates Advised to Prepare for Nomination Day

Election Center 20 Feb, 2025 Follow News

2025 Candidates Advised to Prepare for Nomination Day

With the 2025 General Election fast approaching, the Elections Office is reminding individuals who wish to run for office that they must first complete the nomination process.

“Nomination Day is just around the corner—if you are considering running for office, now is the time to get ready. Familiarise yourself with all relevant legal provisions before agreeing to be nominated,” said Supervisor of Elections, Wesley Howell.

Nomination Day is set for Monday, 3 March 2025, and all nomination forms must be submitted to the Returning Officer in the candidate’s electoral district between 8 am and 3 pm. A full list of nomination locations is available from the Elections Office, below, and on the website www.elections.ky.

Important Reminders for Candidates

Legal Advice: The Elections Office will not provide legal advice regarding candidate qualifications. Those with concerns should seek independent legal counsel.

Standards in Public Life Declarations: Candidates must submit a Register of Interests Declaration to the Standards in Public Life Commission before Nomination Day. For more details, contact 244-3685 or email info@standardsinpubliclifecommission.ky.

Nominators: Candidates must be nominated by at least two registered electors from the electoral district they are contesting. Knowingly nominating an unqualified person or not being a registered elector of that electoral district, is an offence punishable by a KYD$2,000 fine.

Qualifications & Disqualifications: Candidates should carefully review nomination criteria set out in the Cayman Islands Constitution Order, 2009 and the Elections Act (2022). Anyone knowingly consenting to nomination while unqualified is liable to a KYD$5,000 fine.

Nomination Deposit: A KYD$1,000 deposit, payable in cash or bank draft payable to the Cayman Islands Government, must accompany the nomination form. Unsuccessful candidates will have their deposits refunded, unless the candidate secures less than 10% of the total votes.

Photo Requirement: A 2” x 2” passport-size colour photo must be submitted on Nomination Day for inclusion on the ballot paper. Candidates should ensure their name is legibly printed on the nomination form, and as they wish it to appear on the ballot.

Party Logos: Candidates must inform the Returning Officer if they belong to a registered party. Party logos will appear next to candidates’ photos on the ballot. Independent candidates will have “IND” displayed instead.

Agents: Candidates must quickly appoint agents, in particular those who will be observing the issuance of postal ballots, followed by those who will be used for mobile voting and then Elections Day. The first postal ballots will be issued on Monday, 10 March 2025.

Campaign Expenses: Candidates should review the guidance on campaign spending, which will be distributed on Nomination Day. The deadline to submit election expenses to the Supervisor of Elections is Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Nominations Locations

Electoral District

Nominations Location

Address

West Bay North

Shirley Kidd Memorial Hall

(John A. Cumber School)

44 Fountain Road

West Bay West

Shirley Kidd Memorial Hall

(John A. Cumber School)

44 Fountain Road

West Bay Central

Shirley Kidd Memorial Hall

(John A. Cumber School)

44 Fountain Road

West Bay South

Shirley Kidd Memorial Hall

(John A. Cumber School)

44 Fountain Road

George Town North

John Gray Gymnasium

135 Olympic Way

George Town Central

John Gray Gymnasium

135 Olympic Way

George Town West

John Gray Gymnasium

135 Olympic Way

George Town South

John Gray Gymnasium

135 Olympic Way

George Town East

John Gray Gymnasium

135 Olympic Way

Red Bay

Seafarers Hall

11 Victory Avenue

Prospect

Seafarers Hall

11 Victory Avenue

Savannah

Bodden Town Chapel Community Centre

3083 Shamrock Rd

Newlands

Bodden Town Chapel Community Centre

3083 Shamrock Rd

Bodden Town West

Bodden Town Chapel Community Centre

3083 Shamrock Road

Bodden Town East

Bodden Town Chapel Community Centre

3083 Shamrock Road

North Side

Craddock Ebanks Civic Centre

923 North Side Road

East End

William Allen McLaughlin Civic Centre

80 John McLean Drive

Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman

Aston Rutty Centre

264 Ashton Reid Drive

Cayman Brac East

Aston Rutty Centre

264 Ashton Reid Drive


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